Cytokine changes in cerebrospinal fluid following vascular surgery on the thoracic aorta.

There is growing evidence that surgery can drive an inflammatory response in the brain. However, the mechanisms behind this response are incompletely understood. Here, we investigate the hypotheses that 1.

Cerebral embolic protection in thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Background: Stroke occurs in 3% to 8% and silent cerebral infarction in >60% of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). We investigated the utility of a filter cerebral embolic protection device (CEPD) to reduce diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) detected cerebral injury and gaseous and solid embolization during TEVAR.

Methods: Patients anatomically suitable underwent TEVAR with CEPD, together with intraoperative transcranial Doppler to detect gaseous and solid high-intensity transient signals (HITSs), pre- and postoperative DW-MRI, and clinical neurologic assessment ≤6 months after the procedure.

Fenestrated Endograft as a New Perspective for the Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with a Congenital Pelvic Kidney-A Case Report and Review of Literature.

The coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and congenital pelvic kidney is infrequent. Various treatment modalities have been reported in literature for the treatment of the aforementioned condition. We report a complete endovascular modality for the treatment of this association, especially for high-risk patients.

New-generation stent grafts for endovascular management of thoracic pseudoaneurysms after aortic coarctation repair.

Objective: Late thoracic aneurysms develop in 5% to 12% of patients having undergone open repair for coarctation of the aorta (CoA). We report our early results for thoracic endovascular aortic repair for pseudoaneurysms after CoA repair.

Methods: From 2008 to 2013, data regarding demographics, aneurysm morphology, procedure, and follow-up were collected prospectively on all patients treated for pseudoaneurysms after CoA repair.

Staged open, endovascular, and hybrid repair of concomitant mycotic aneurysms.

Primary mycotic aneurysms of the aorta are a rare but life-threatening condition. A 59-year-old woman developed a back abscess secondary to an insect bite. A computed tomography scan revealed 3 concomitant mycotic aneurysms, including a rupture.